My Mad Fat Diary actress Jodie Comer has signed up to star in a brand new BBC Three series.
Thirteen sees Comer playing 26-year-old Ivy Moxam, who escapes from the cellar that's been her prison for the last 13 years and returns home to her family.
The psychological drama is written by Marnie Dickens and directed by Vanessa Caswill and China Moo-Young.
"I am beyond excited to be working with the BBC as part of the cast of Thirteen," Comer said. "Marnie Dickens's writing is truly remarkable, and I feel privileged to have the opportunity to bring Ivy to life.
"Imagine the most unimaginable happening. Life turning completely on its head, with the actions of one person affecting so many lives.
"We as humans, even though we doubt ourselves, have this amazing strength within us to cope in the most terrifying situations, and Marnie explores that so beautifully.
"With Vanessa Caswill...
Thirteen sees Comer playing 26-year-old Ivy Moxam, who escapes from the cellar that's been her prison for the last 13 years and returns home to her family.
The psychological drama is written by Marnie Dickens and directed by Vanessa Caswill and China Moo-Young.
"I am beyond excited to be working with the BBC as part of the cast of Thirteen," Comer said. "Marnie Dickens's writing is truly remarkable, and I feel privileged to have the opportunity to bring Ivy to life.
"Imagine the most unimaginable happening. Life turning completely on its head, with the actions of one person affecting so many lives.
"We as humans, even though we doubt ourselves, have this amazing strength within us to cope in the most terrifying situations, and Marnie explores that so beautifully.
"With Vanessa Caswill...
- 7/28/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC Three has announced the cast of upcoming eight-part drama series Tatau.
Joe Layton (New Worlds, Father Brown) will play Kyle Connor, and Theo Barklem-Biggs (The Inbetweeners Movie, Silk) has been cast as his friend Paul 'Budgie' Griffiths.
Written by Richard Zajdlic, Tatau is co-produced by Being Human creators Touchpaper TV in partnership with New Zealand's South Pacific Pictures.
Layton said: "I'm thrilled to be part of this original British drama. With such a talented production team behind it I can't wait to help bring Richard's fantastic scripts to life."
Barklem-Biggs added: "I'm so excited to be a part of this unique project. The script is based on real Maori mythology, it has everything in it - romance, comedy, smuggling, mystery.
"I'm also really looking forward to working with such a great team - everyone from the producers to the directors, right down to the cast are spot on. Not...
Joe Layton (New Worlds, Father Brown) will play Kyle Connor, and Theo Barklem-Biggs (The Inbetweeners Movie, Silk) has been cast as his friend Paul 'Budgie' Griffiths.
Written by Richard Zajdlic, Tatau is co-produced by Being Human creators Touchpaper TV in partnership with New Zealand's South Pacific Pictures.
Layton said: "I'm thrilled to be part of this original British drama. With such a talented production team behind it I can't wait to help bring Richard's fantastic scripts to life."
Barklem-Biggs added: "I'm so excited to be a part of this unique project. The script is based on real Maori mythology, it has everything in it - romance, comedy, smuggling, mystery.
"I'm also really looking forward to working with such a great team - everyone from the producers to the directors, right down to the cast are spot on. Not...
- 9/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Distinguished film actor, five-time Tony Award winner, star of "Murder, She Wrote" (the longest-running detective drama in television history), and currently co-starring in "A Little Night Music" on Broadway, Angela Lansbury is now also the honorary chairwoman of Career Transition for Dancers. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, the organization provides counseling, scholarships, workshops, and resource centers—all free of charge—to help dancers establish themselves in new careers when dancing is no longer an option.But why would Lansbury, a performer known largely as an actor and a singer, commit herself to an organization designed specifically to serve dancers? "Because when one is playing a leading role in a musical production on Broadway, the folks you are most in touch with are the dancers," says Lansbury, who has performed such roles in nine Broadway or Broadway-bound musicals, including "Anyone Can Whistle" (1964), "Mame" (1966 and 1983), "Gypsy" (1974), and "Sweeney Todd...
- 3/17/2010
- backstage.com
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